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Licensed Product Application

Thank you for your interest in a University of Southern California trademark license. Please type or print clearly in the requested information below. All information will be kept confidential and used only in contract management and enforcement.

|Company Name:       |Telephone:       |

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|Address (include street address): |Completed by:       |

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|List other names under which you do business. (If this business is a subsidiary, list the name and address of parent company):       |

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|List other trade or brand names of products sold by your company:       |

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|Please provide a detailed description (be specific) of the products intended for licensing, enclose a representative sample and a price list |

|for the products listed below. (If you need more space, please attach a separate list):       |

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|Attach a sample of your company’s neck label(s), hangtags and/or other markings to your application. |

Is your product, or any of its components, manufactured offshore?       Yes       No

If you indicated yes, will the product be embellished or decorated offshore:       Yes       No

List product(s), contact, company name and address, and the port of entry into the United States:

Product(s):      

Company:       Port of Entry:      

Address:      

     

Contact:       Telephone:      

USC Licensing Application, page 2

|Type of Organization: |Are You? |

|Corporation |Original Manufacturer |

|Partnership |Distributor |

|Sole Proprietorship |Other (please explain):       |

|If incorporated, please indicate: |Year business began operations:       |

|State:       Year:       |Tax ID Number:       |

|Method for applying the marks to products: |

|Screen-printing Embroidery |

|Other (please explain):       |

Does your company have a corporate social responsibility/labor compliance program?

      Yes       No

If yes, please explain:      

Does your company have a direct or indirect relationship with its factories?      

If indirect, how do you procure the product (e.g. distributor, broker):      

Do these entities have a direct relationship with the manufacturer and/or can they verify the compliance conditions of the manufacturing facilities?)      

Have you ever visited your factories?       Yes       No

If yes, how often do you visit them?      

Have you ever produced merchandise bearing USC’s trademarks prior to applying for a license?

      Yes       No

If yes, please explain:      

Have you ever been involved in a product liability claim?       Yes       No

If yes, please explain:      

USC Licensing Application, page 3

Please list all company contacts:

|Name |Telephone / Email |

|President:       |      |

|Royalty Reporting Contact:       |      |

|Artwork Approval Contact:       |      |

|National Sales Manager:       |      |

|Southern California Sales Representative:       |      |

Company’s sales for most recent fiscal year:      

Distribution area(s):      

|Sales Force | |

|Own sales force:       |# of Salespeople:       |

|Independent Reps.:       |# of Reps:       |

|Distributors:       |# of Distributors:       |

|Total Number of Field Sales Force:       |Other:       |

|Explain:       |

What is your company’s primary selling season?      

List three trade contacts that you currently sell products to (list contact and telephone number):

|Contact |Telephone |

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USC Licensing Application, page 4

Estimate of annual wholesale dollar volume of the items to be sold under this license:

Year 1

|Products (list each) |Units |Price |Sales – Year 1 |

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Year 3

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USC Licensing Application, page 5

To what major accounts do you plan to sell the licensed products?

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For which of these retailers is your company a current approved vendor?      

Indicate the marketing and promotional support you plan to dedicate to the product:

|Area of Focus |TV/Radio |Print |

|Consumer Advertising |      |      |

|Trade Advertising |      |      |

|In-Store Materials |      |      |

|Sales/Trade Incentives |      |      |

|Co-op Advertising |      |      |

|Specify other:       |

|How much do you anticipate to spend on product promotion?       |

Please list (address and telephone) your advertising agency:      

Describe areas of distribution and potential distributors/retailers. List regions or local areas in which you are targeting distribution (be specific):

|Areas of Distribution |Potential Distributors/Retailers |

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List other licenses held:      

Bank Reference (include address & contact name):      

USC Licensing Application, page 6

List THREE credit references (include address & contact names):

     

     

     

If there is any other information you would like to include regarding your company that would benefit this proposal, feel free to comment here, or you may include a separate sheet:      

Additional Requirements (please include the following items when returning your proposal):

A current sales catalog

A current price list

Representative, non-USC, samples of products proposed for this license

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|Advance Fee Required |Insurance Requirements |Other |

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|Sample Submitted |Date |Approved       |

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